Do I need a therapist or life coach?
By Renée Haas Special to the Acorn
      You know you want to improve your qualify of life, and you've decided to seek professional help. Now one of your choices is whether to use the services of a psychotherapist or a life coach. What are the differences?
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Get the skinny on high protein diet claims
      When it comes to getting protein into a diet to build more muscle and stay lean, there's a limit to show much the body can actually absorb. "The book and supplement industry centers its marketing on 'nutritionalism.
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Childrens Dental Group welcomes new orthodontist
      Dr. Jennifer Horton has recently joined the orthodontic team lead by Drs. Shamala Pizza, Peter Galgano and Vincent Smith at the Camarillo and Simi Valley Childrens Dental Groups. Horton, who received her dental degree at USC and her orthodontic specialty training at St. Louis University...
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Woman publishes foster care memories
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Running laps in the hot Florida sun, being hit with a wooden spoon and living with 15 other children in a cramped 1,200squarefoot trailer are vivid childhood memories for Ashley Rhodes-Courter. However, most of the 14 foster homes she lived in by the age of 12 are a blur of ...
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